Mit Mità (Piri Piri Chili)

Spicy and aromatic, Zhug is a blend originally from Yemen with a complex and intense flavor. It gives the palate the nuances of various oriental spices, combined with garlic and chilli. A small amount is enough to add a touch of spiciness and color to many dishes of soups, rice, vegetables and meat. It can also be used for marinating, and creates delicious pungent notes in stews and barbecue grills.

Ingredients

green pepper, garlic, cayenne pepper, coriander, cardamom, chili, parsley.

Contemporary phytotherapy uses dill leaves to relieve digestive difficulties and irritation of the oral mucous membranes. The diuretic and purifying properties make it an ally against water retention and cellulite, as it helps eliminate the accumulation of excess fluids. Dill tips are excellent in the kitchen for flavoring fish-based dishes such as salmon, with their spicy and intense flavour.

Ingredients:

Dill

Berberè is the basic ingredient of Eritrean and Ethiopian cuisine, it is a blend of spicy and tasty spices, known for making a good zighinì. Suitable for meat stews with tomato, a very versatile spice to use.

Ingredients

chili, black cardamom, white cumin, black cumin, basil, coriander, rue, garlic, ginger, fenugreek, salt, thyme, cumin.

Shirò is a spicy dish typical of the cuisine of the Horn of Africa, particularly Ethiopia and Eritrea, which is served hot on fermented enjera bread. This mixture represents the union of various ingredients that compose it, ready to create a creamy and aromatic chickpea Shirò, perfect to accompany your dishes, exotic or not.

Ingredients:

chickpea flour, black cardamom, white cumin, black cumin, basil, garlic, ginger, salt.

Brown sesame seeds are considered a valuable source of calcium, proteins, minerals and beneficial fatty acids. They are useful for a diet rich in support and tonic, beneficial for strengthening bones and teeth. These oily seeds, already toasted, are perfect for flavoring raw different dishes and sauces. Among other properties, different compounds of natural sesame help cardiovascular well-being and facilitate proper digestion.

Ingredients:

sesame seeds

Cajenna pepper stimulates blood flow, is tonic and stomachic which facilitates digestion. The sweat effect makes it effective against colds, congestion and coughs. It is a natural anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. Useful in case of headache, neuralgia, arthritis, pain in the muscles and oral cavity.

Ingredients: cayenne pepper
Origin: India

Chinese five spice powder is a traditional spice blend, used in Chinese cuisine. This mix gives the dishes a light hint of minty taste, which still includes all the five flavors in cooking: sweet, sour, salty, spicy and bitter. A special taste to flavor meat and fish dishes, marinades and exotic sauces.

Ingredients:

star anise, cloves, cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, fennel.

Thanks to its intense taste, ground rosemary is suitable to accompany fish, meat and many vegetables. It cannot be missing with roasted potatoes and is often used to brush meat and grilled fish with oil. It has a delicate aroma and can also be used in cooking.

Ingredients: rosemary

Ras el hanout literally "head of the grocery" in Arabic is a mixture of around 30 different plants. It can be considered the North African Curry. Excellent in stews and pan-fried fish and chicken preparations. Appreciated in lamb dishes and couscous.

Ingredients:

turmeric, coriander, pepper, cumin, fennel, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, chili pepper, cardamom, anise, fenugreek seeds, nutmeg.

Couscous is the most popular dish in Morocco and North Africa, but spread all over the world. Giving an aromatic flavor with the couscous flavoring on dishes is something unique and makes the taste of the food particular.
 

Ingredients

ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, cloves, hot paprika.

Sweet paprika lends itself very well to the preparation of various recipes. If we don't like spicy, better choose sweet paprika. Sweet paprika is the only spice that must be used in considerable quantities, otherwise there is a risk that it will not make any contribution to the dish. It is particularly suitable for sauces, flavored butter, hard cheese. 

Ingredients

sweet paprika

Mixture of spicy spices, excellent for enjoying a fabulous chili mex based on beans or flavoring many recipes. Mexican Chili gives flavor and spiciness to dishes and also has beneficial virtues to support our cardiovascular system. A spice suitable for flavoring meat, vegetable or legume-based dishes.

Ingredients:

paprika, black pepper, salt, chili pepper, cumin, garlic.

Red flaked paprika lends itself very well to the preparation of various recipes. The red paprika flakes is the only spice that must be used in considerable quantities, otherwise there is a risk that it will not make any contribution to the dish. It is particularly suitable for raw salads, or it can be cooked in various first courses.

Ingredients: red flake paprika
Origin: Mongolia

Mint, as well as in the kitchen, can be used as a natural remedy thanks to its many beneficial properties. Promotes digestion, fights bad breath. It is suitable in the kitchen on various dishes, meat, vegetables, omelettes, soups.

Ingredients

peppermint

This spice blend called Tsire is used as a condiment to enhance the flavor of kebabs and West African cuisine. A spice used above all on meat, before or after cooking, which enhances the taste with pungent but refined notes, with different shades between sweet and spicy. Also excellent in stews, on vegetables and to create exotic sauces. 

Ingredients

cayenne pepper, Jamaica pepper, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves.

The dish is known all over the world, but it is not paella if it does not include this mix of aromatic and delicate spices - suitable for both fish and meat paella. The amount of spiced mixture is subjective based on taste, you can try it with a teaspoon and then adapt it to your paella recipes!

Ingredients

Paprika, turmeric, onion, pepper, garlic, parsley